anubandha

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit अनुबन्ध (anubandha), from अनु- (anu-, “after”) + बन्ध (bandha, “binding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ənʊˈbʌndə/

Noun

anubandha (plural anubandhas)

1. (Sanskrit grammar) Characters added before or after a Sanskrit stem (or other morpheme), used as marker to convey a grammatical operation such as accentuation or substitution, and dropped once the word is fully formed.